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3. The subdivision roads are part of a development which is located in an 11 <br /> area designated as Urban or Transition on the Orange County <br /> Comprehensive Plan; or <br /> ("The subdivision is not located in a designated Urban or Transition <br /> Area.) <br /> 4. A proposed road is designated as an arterial or collector street on an <br /> approved Thoroughfare Plan for a municipality or in the Orange <br /> County Comprehensive Plan; or <br /> (The proposed road is neither an arterial or collector.) <br /> 5. The subdivision roads are part of a non-residential development <br /> consisting of office, retail, industrial, and similar businesses, each <br /> located on a separate lot. This provision shall only apply to that <br /> portion of a subdivision being developed for non-residential purposes. <br /> (The subdivision road is proposed for residential development.) <br /> However, private roads may be allowed in a subdivision where, in the <br /> judgment of the Planning Board and with the approval of the Board of County <br /> Commissioners, it is found that the nature and location of the subdivision with <br /> respect to other development and the Comprehensive Plan are such that a ' <br /> private road is justified. <br /> In determining whether to permit private roads in subdivisions, the following <br /> design features will be considered: <br /> 1. The location and design of the subdivision is such that it clearly <br /> preserves the rural character of the County through: <br /> a. The provision of lot sizes and building setback lines significantly <br /> greater than required by ordinance provisions. Compliance with <br /> this standard is assured in University Lake Watershed where a <br /> subdivision is required to provide a minimum required lot size <br /> of five acres. Where the minimum required lot size is less than <br /> five acres, compliance is assured when each lot in the <br /> subdivision contains at least twice the minimum required lot <br /> size. For example, if the minimum required lot size is two <br /> acres, and each lot contains at least four acres, compliance is <br /> assured; and/or <br /> (Lots in the subdivision will average close to three times the <br /> minimum lot area. Normal setbacks are proposed, however, <br /> large stream buffers are proposed. <br /> 2 <br />